Simpang Ampat Wantan Mee

Not easy to find a good food at Simpang Ampat area except Seafood. Suggest by a friend, we found a new place for eating at Simpang Ampat. It is Wantan Mee.

Good to eat as breakfast. It is located at Taman called "Ta Fa Yuan", near to morning market in this Taman. Besides Wantan Mee, this shop also offer Dry Koay Teow and Koay Teow Sup. I will try next time because not much selection in this area. Takkan you eat seafood as breakfast, right..!

Business Hour 7am - 2pm and closed on Monday and Friday. Not Monday to Friday although it look like one at the signboard. People who stay around this area may already know about this place. If you're not, don't miss it :-)

Bukit Tengah Binjal Nasi Tomato

Found another good Nasi Tomato cooked by Indian at Hawker Center in Tingkat Binjal near to Bukit Tengah. We call this place "Nan Mei Yuan" in Chinese, this hawker center previously located at main street but it has been moved to more hidden inside a Taman beside a big foot ball field. Since then the business is not so good due to not so good feng shui in that location. However, you still can find many good food here. For Example: Nasi Tomato

Tasty Nasi Tomato at RM5.60 with one boiled egg, vegetables and a piece of curry chicken. Nice~~!

Qbean Soya Bean Ice Cream

Besides the Soya Bean Bubbles milk, next thing to try in QBean is the Soya Bean Ice Cream.

It is so smooth and good. I can say better than McDonald's vanilla Ice Cream or even the yoghurt ice cream. Or probably I never try soya bean ice cream, it is so refreshing compare to others ice cream.


Qbean offered Cone Soy Ice Cream at RM2.50, Cup Soy Ice Cream at RM3 and Topping at RM4.50. Selection of topping are Strawberry, Chocolate, Peanut and Oreo. I never try any of the topping, just original which is good enough already.


Check it out! :-) It can be found at Queensbay Mall and Carrefour Bukit Minyak.

Christmas Steamboat Dinner at Permatang Tinggi

Last Christmas, we having a steamboat dinner at Tony and Sally house at Taman Impian Ria near Permatang Tinggi. We do not have scrumptious Christmas menu like roast turkey, Christmas cake, custard, gingerbread, salads, seafood and other dishes. But we do have abundant of ingredients for the steamboat.

Abundant of meatball, Taiwan sausage, fish cake and many varieties of balls.

Ham, scallops, crab stick, abalone....

Not to forget some vegetables like broccoli, carrots, corns....

And more variety of ingredients for steamboat..

During festive season, most Chinese will gather in round table for food especially steamboat. Expect to see more and more steamboat eating coming up during Chinese New Year. 

Since it is Christmas, we integrate the a bit culture by having gift exchange after the countdown :-)

It is like award ceremony and feel like celebrity when have so many photographer taking photo....hehe :-p

Merry Christmas is over, Happy New Year 2012 also passed, coming up next will be Gong Xi Fa Cai liao.

Best wishes from all of us at Black Head Group...:-D

Raja Uda Famous Jawa Mee

People stay in Penang Island seldom explore places in mainland mostly. At least, I'm one of them. When you start to explore you'll found many good foods in Raja Uda. I heard there are over 100+ foods you can found in Jalan Raja Uda. At some point, Raja Uda seem more happening than Penang Island. When you turn into Jalan Raja Uda, immediately you'll slow down to see what Raja Uda can surprise you with different business of foods. That day, we stop by road side to try this Jawa Mee claimed to be famous

Look good isn't it? After taste it, not so like Jawa mee that I can imagine. The gravy basically tasteless. Only taste something when squeeze the lime and mixed the chilly paste. Maybe, I'm not hungry that time or something wrong with my sense. It just not Jawa mee that I expect. Anyway, many people dine here and take away the Jawa Mee

This shop is along Jalan Raja Uda, business hour is after lunch and end before dinner time. Check it out when you passby. :-)

Butterworth Leng Gaik's Dry Hokkien Mee (Prawn Mee)

Hokkien Mee, I ate a lot but do you try dry hokkien mee before? Shop selling Koay Teow soup offer dry koay teow th'ng, shop selling wantan mee (suppose to be dry) also offer wantan mee with soup. Now Hokkien mee suppose to be soup one offer dry hokkien mee. 

When eat Hokkien mee, you need to taste the sweetness of prawn from the soup. In order to offer a good dry prawn mee, the sweetness of prawn have to go into the noodles then only be able to taste the sweetness of prawn. In Leng Gaik's Hokkien mee, it seem quite success to bring the sweetness of prawn in dry hokkien mee.

I tried the normal prawn mee as well. Not so bad as dry one really standing out, Prawn mee soup just normal like others. One thing no so good about Leng Gaik's prawn mee is the price, it is expensive for normal hokkien mee. Not like putting a lot of ingredient or whatsoever, 2 bowls of Hokkien mee + a side dish (Chicken Popiah) cost RM10.60.

I know RM10 is nothing nowadays but I still find the hokkien mee here is expensive compare to others. If you want to try the dry hokkien, this place just opposite the Sri Siam Curry Fish Head at Chai Leng Park. If not mistaken, they open morning until the hokkien mee sold out. That day, I went around 2.00pm, the siok bak (pork) already sold out, dry hokkien is the last bowl we ordered. To avoid disappointment, go early lah.

Massimo by the Italian Baker Sandwich with Honey

The easiest food to prepare when your 'chef' not around is the sandwiches. Get the Massimo by the Italian Baker grain bread and squeeze Euphoria Longana Honey from Eu Yan Sang, you immediately homemade yourself tasty good sandwiches.

Other brand's bread or honey also can, not necessary need to be Massimo or Eu Yan Sang. However, I can't guarantee the tastiness of the sandwiches. If you follow exactly the recipe from this post, I'm sure you will squeeze the honey for second pieces of Massimo bread. :-)

Kuara Kurau Hai Ou Foods Caterer

Have you ever attend 2 or more weddings dinner in a month at same restaurant before? I did. Throughout a year, there will be certain month good for wedding. During this time, if you lucky, you'll receive many invitation to the wedding dinner. You'll probably dine in the same restaurant for the Chinese 8-course dinners until you know what dishes coming up next.


Looking for food caterer? or boring with the same food from the same restaurant food catering in Penang? Check out this Hai Ou Foods Caterer from Kuala Kurau.

Your best partner in catering! You'll surprised with the 8-courses dinner offer by Hai Ou. I attended a wedding dinner last year at Tan's Community Hall at Raja Uda. The food caterer none other than the Hai Ou Foods caterer. Because I not very familiar with other guest on the same table, I skipped taking photos on the foods.


If you want to try different caterer for your events, they can contact at No. 537B, Jalan Pantai, 34350 Kuala Kurau, Perak. Office Number: 05-7270284, Handphone: 012-4935868 / 019-4704868 and even email them haio_ind@time.net.my.

QBean Soya Bean Milk with Pearl

I'm not a big fan of 'zheng chu nai cha' (bubble milk tea) This type of drink with pearl origin place can linked to Taiwan. Not sure why it so popular nowadays in Malaysia. I heard from fans of bubble tea, they said the "pearl" make you addicted. You can find this type of drink everywhere, at Pasar Malam (night market), shopping mall with various brand. Example: Fresh Tea, Chatime, Each a Cup and others. 


Today, I gonna introduce another brand of bubble drink called QBean. It different with other bubble tea because all about qbean is soya bean, freshly made everyday. This QBean featured in newspaper before, unfortunately the link has been removed. Let post my own version of QBean soya bean milk

There are many flavours of soya bean you can pick:
1) Chocolate Soy Milk - RM3.90
2) Green Tea Soy Milk - RM3.90
3) Yam Soy Milk - RM3.90 (good)
4) Milk Tea Soy Milk - RM3.90 (don't like)
5) Almond Soy Milk - RM3.90
6) Bandung Soy Milk - RM3.90
7) Gula Melak Soy Milk - RM2.70 (normal)
8) Healthy Original Soy Milk - RM2.50


Topping of Pearl or Cincau cost RM1.00


each purchase of soy milk at qbean entitle you a stamp. Collect 10 stamps to exchange 1 soy milk drink for free.


I not sure it is myth or fact that soy come with below benefits:
- Low Fat
- Low Sugar
- No Lactose
- No Cholesterol
- High Protein
- High Dietary Fibre
- Rich in Isoflavores


Grab one today! :-) It can be found at Queensbay Mall and Carrefour Bukit Minyak.

Butterworth Sri Siam Curry Fish Head

Can you name me best curry fish head in Penang? Before I try the Butterworth Sri Siam Curry Fish Head, I can only name you 1 best curry fish head in Penang which is the Curry fish head at Pan Mutiara, Batu Maung. The curry fish head is so famous until become so corporate. I mean the rate is based on corporate price. Many company like to bring their oversea guests to dine there. So, it is not very good rate for public like us. 


That day, a bit late for lunch, I went to this Sri Siam curry fish head at Lebuh Kurau, Seberang Perai. You may not know where is Lebuh Kurau, the place is common to people as Chai Leng Park. Some people also called it "wai sek kai" (eater streets) in Penang. KL got one "wai sek kai" at Jalan Alor. Penang one is at Chai Leng Park.


Although it was late lunch, the coffee shop is full of people, can't find a single table even searching for empty spot to share table also not possible. I order the curry fish head but the seller said cannot commit the order because there are many orders, afraid not enough fish head available for me. So, I was given the curry fish meat only

The curry is so good that you can eat with plain rice or drink the curry soup straight. Some short like tom-yam soup but thicker. Besides curry fish, Sri Siam also offered many side dishes like economy rice but the choices is more toward spicy flavour

In Malaysia, not only Malay or Indian cook spicy food, Chinese cook spicy food too.

See, like Nasi Kandar or Nasi Lemak, not? You'll surprise, 2 plates of rice got Chicken, egg, anchovies, vegetables and 1 bowl of Curry fish meat cost RM15 only. Cheaper than the Fried Ikan Bawal at Warung Kelapa Sawit, Juru.

Sri Siam Curry fish head can be found at Chai Leng Park. Slow down and look at your left side for this stall at Lebuh Kurau 3 (if not mistaken). Operating at Lunch hour only.

Sungai Nibong Dhoby Ghaut Koay Teow Th'ng

When I posted Koay Teow Th'ng at Bukit Tengah, some reader comment that Seven Village Koay Teow Th'ng so so only. Suggest me try the Koay Teow Th'ng at "Seven Street" market or the Dhoby Ghaut Duck Meat Koay Teow Th'ng at Sungai Nibong. I know this place, but most of the time, I just order the curry mee because the Koay Teow Th'ng not so attractive

Dry Koay Teow Th'ng at RM4.00. Freaking small portion at this cost.

Wet Koay Teow Th'ng at RM4.00 as well. Big mouth eater can finish the whole bowl less than 10 scoop. Freaking expensive! A small bowl cost so much. If it is tasty, then at least it worth. But, it is not. Nothing special about this Koay Teow Th'ng, it is overrated. If I were you, I won't order the Koay Teow Th'ng at this shop.

Secret Recipe's Tom Yam Kung

When ask about Secret Recipe, first thing come across your mind will be their cheese cake. Most people ate their cheese cake before and it is also how Secret Recipe tag themselves as seller who offer best cheese cake in town. Have you ever try Secret Recipe Tom Yam Kung?

If you haven't, you should go and try it out. The noodle is not Bakmi, Ramen, Yakisoba, udon. It is Kesme, one type noodle that is flat. The soup itself is good, not like the tomyam noodle in the market that cook using powder. The soup really the Secret Recipe of itself.

One bowl cost around RM15, don't miss it. Tom YAM YAM yam yum yum yum~!!!

Frosty Delight Yoghurt Ice Cream

"Ice cream is too sweet for me?" Try this Frosty Delight Yoghurt Ice Cream inside Carrefour, Bukit Minyak @ RM0.99 only. I never try yoghurt ice cream before, find it special when I first taste it. Sweet a bit, sour a bit. So, I keep on licking and licking and finish the whole things. (",)

Best! I notice yoghurt ice cream come into trend nowadays, there are a few ice cream parlour in Penang selling yoghurt ice cream but you can't get it so cheap at RM0.99 (I think). If this frosty delight is conveniently available every where, who else want to eat McDonald Sundae Cone?

Beside the yoghurt ice cream at Frosty Delight, don't try anything fancy here. Nothing else to explore except the yoghurt ice cream. Don't say I didn't warn you....!

Friday Breakfast, Curry Chicken and Roti Jala

Company provide breakfast for staffs every Friday. Whenever there is a farewell, there will be extra food (they top-up the budget) to eat. Last year, 2 scientists leaving my company and we got extra Roti Jala & Curry Chicken 

On top of others food like yam cake, tropical fruits, dessert,

Indian apong, ban chen kueh, karipap and "ham chim peng" - family members of you char kueh.

I like the Roti Jala with Curry Chicken very much. It is cooked by our appointed Malay caterer on Friday Breakfast. I do not have his contact, if you would like to cater food for your event, comment here, I will find out for you.

2 scientist left, guess who?